What are the consequences of a delay in reaching an enforceable settlement agreement?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Simpson v. Canada (A.G.) et al., 2020 ONSC 6465 (CanLII):
In a decision reported at Simpson v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 ONSC 5637, Justice Perell concluded the conditions for an enforceable settlement agreement had not been met. As a result, after a delay between January 2008 and September 2011, the litigation continued.
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